There were three big fish in the lake. One of them, Demo, was wise; another one, Jimmy, was half-wise; Martin, the third one, was stupid.

Some fishermen came to the bank of the lake with their nets. The three fish saw them.

      Demo decided at once to leave, to make the long and difficult trip to the ocean. He thought, "I won't discuss with these two about this. They love this place so much that they call it home and will stay on. How silly they are! They still haven't realized we are in great danger now. Their ignorance will cost them their lives."

      Seeing the wise fish had left, Jimmy thought, "My guide has gone and now I've lost my chance to escape." He felt sorry for it and then thought, "What can I do to save myself from these men and their nets? Perhaps I should pretend（假装）to be already dead, giving myself totally to the water." So he did that. He went up and down with the water, helpless, within arm's reach of the fishermen.

      "Look at this! The best and biggest fish is dead." One of the men lifted him by the tail, and threw him up on the ground. He rolled（滚动）over and over and moved secretly toward the water, and then, back in.

      The third fish was aimlessly jumping about, trying to escape with his speed and cleverness. The net, of course, finally closed around him, and as he lay in the hot frying-pan bed, he thought, "If I get out of this, I'll never live again in the limits of the lake. Next time, the ocean! I'll make it my home."

    A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. Tom was a witness(目击者). This is what they said.

    TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi: hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both the truck and the taxi were damaged(损害).

    TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning(警告). I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.

    TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.

Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with .Tom.

Known as "soft gold", Gambiered Canton gauze (香云纱) is the only silk fabric (织物) that's still hand-dyed (手染的) using natural plants in the world today.

The skill has a history of more than 500 years. In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (国家非物质文化遗产). Ouyang Yongze is an inheritor of the dyeing skills from Guangdong. The man started learning the skills in 2017.

The dyeing process includes 30 steps. It can take up to six months and is done by hand with materials from nature. "The plant shuliang (薯莨), river mud, sunshine, and grass are all important in dyeing," Ouyang told China Daily.

To dye the fabric, workers put it in shuliang juice and let it dry on the grass. They repeat this many times until it turns brownish yellow. Then, they put river mud on it to help shuliang react fully. After washing and drying it again, the fabric turns black!

Mastering the skills is difficult, according to Ouyang, who put full effort into controlling the density (浓度) of shuliang juice. "Too much may cause color loss, and too little may nor lead to a dark enough fabric," he said. "Better control of the density comes after many failures."

Also, the job can be really tiring as workers have to be at work in the sun for 8 hours each day. Only a few people work in the industry, and skilled masters are getting older as fewer young people take part.

Considering this, Ouyang works harder to develop the traditional craft. He has got together other dyeing skills such as tie-dyeing (扎染法) and batik (蜡染) and has worked with famous fashion designers. They turn the silk into both traditional and fashionable clothes that are popular worldwide. He thinks this can help make the craft stay alive and drew people to the industry.

I'm a bit of an airplane fan. For the past few years, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (have) many model planes on my desk at work. You can imagine my joy when I had the chance to experience the first flight ofC919 jet yesterday. Luckily, I got one just before the tickets {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (sell) out. 

Before boarding, I found that almost every one of the 160 {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (passenger) walked around the plane to celebrate this historic moment. They got more excited {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ever before and some began to take selfies (自拍) . {#blank#}5{#/blank#} happy they were! 

The {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (excite) continued on board as the C919 took off. A special breakfast {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (serve): Shanghai noodles, some White Rabbit milk {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a special dessert with a "World's First C919" logo on it. It was a pretty short flight, about 2. 5 hours from Shanghai to Chengdu. Soon we landed at our destination, and we cheered {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (loud). Almost everyone seemed overjoyed to have taken part in such a proud moment for China. 

Now I‘m looking forward to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (see) what new planes COMAC (中国商飞公司) has planned for the future. I can't wait to see them take on Airbus and Boeing! 

That May, I decided to plan something special for my third-grade children on Mother's Day.

I asked the students to talk about how to1 our mothers. We practiced singing songs and giving gifts2 Mother's Day. I felt very3 when I learned that every mother would come. I4 invited my own mother.

The big day finally arrived. Each child lined up at our classroom door,5 the arrival (到达) of his or her mom. As it got closer to the starting time, Jimmy looked so6 because his mother hadn't arrived yet.

I walked over to him. "Jimmy," I said, "Could you keep my mother company (陪伴)? You know, I'm a little7 ."

Jimmy said "Yes." He sent her the8 I'd made just like we'd practiced the day before. They were having a good9 when I looked over. I was very happy the activity10 with a big success.

Three years later, I took my six-grade students out for a field trip.11 them was Jimmy. The day before, I'd asked all of them to write down what they planned to do in in their12 . After we returned to school, I collected their notebooks and checked if13 finished it.

When I came to Jimmy's page, he'd written,"Do you remember our Mother's Day in the14 grade, Mrs. Mara? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your15 , too."

Later when Jimmy came to get his notebook, I told him. "In fact, I want to say thanks because you made my mother's day."

What a bad experience I had! Now I should have flown d{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to London for an important meeting. But I'll have to be absent from it b {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of my own mistake. 

Yesterday evening, some of my old classmates came to visit me. We were so e{#blank#}3{#/blank#} that we all drank so much. When I got home, it was already 2 am and I went to bed without taking off my j {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Of course, I didn't set my clock either. 

This morning, I didn't wake up until the doorbell r{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. It was Mrs Smith, one of my neighbours. She came to borrow my floor cleaner. When I looked at the clock, it was a{#blank#}6{#/blank#} 11:30 am. How terrible! I had missed my f{#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Anyway, I had to go to the company to tell the manager what had happened. He was so m {#blank#}8{#/blank#} at me. And then he shouted, "If you don't give up the bad habit of drinking, you'll never s {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. "

How s{#blank#}10{#/blank#} I was! I think I will never drink again.